The Toughest Golf Courses In Florida

Are you the type of Florida golfer who never leaves your comfort zone, and only plays a course that fits your game? Do you like to play the same Florida golf course day in and day out? Do your golf buddys ask why you never go on those golf trips to different unforgiving courses? Are you just flat out afraid of playing a tough Florida golf course?

There are many Florida golfers who feel just like you, and that's OK to be a golf sissy! If you are a golf sissy and would rather shoot the same score every round and toot your own horn about how well you shot, that is just fine. But for many Florida golfers, a challenging course, or even a tough course is just what the golf doctor ordered.

Florida is home to many tough and non forgiving courses, and we here at Florida Golf Course think they should be published. There are many challenging Florida golf courses, too many to list, and we will let you in on the 4 toughest Florida golf courses. If you have the balls, these are the golf courses to show them off. If you don't, keep playing that same course and stay in your comfort zone.

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Medalist Golf Club - Hobe Sound, FL. - 7,157 Yards - Par 72 (Private)

Medalist Golf Club was designed by Greg Norman and Pete Dye, who collaborated for the first time in their careers in the design of Medalist Golf Club. The golf club opened in 1995 to rave reviews from all who attempted to challenge the course.

In March 1995, the club hosted Shell's Wonderful World of Golf. Rated by Golf Digest as the seventh "Best New Private Course" in America for 1995, and selected as the 10th "Best in State" course for 1997-98.

The Medalist Golf Club features tree-lined fairways, small undulating fast greens and marshes that come into play on several holes.The course rating is 75.4 and it has a slope rating of 147. If this rating and slope doesn't give you a good idea of just how tough this course is, the scorecard might.

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	Total
Par	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	3	4	36
Length	383	465	538	191	389	474	520	168	455	3583
Hdcp	15	1	7	13	11	5	9	17	3
Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Par	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	5	36	72
Length	384	349	191	610	318	467	205	444	528	3496	7079
Hdcp	10	14	18	2	12	4	16	6	8

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TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium Course) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. - 7,215 Yds Par 72 (Resort)

Nearly 30 years after its conception, the PGA TOUR's flagship TPC Sawgrass marked the final stages of an eight-month, multi-million dollar golf course renovation program with the reopening of THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, where the 2007 Players Championship is held.

This Florida golf course is not only tough, but a work of art. The TPC Stadium Course is best known for featuring what may be the single most famous hole in professional golf, the Par 3, 137-yard #17, instantly recognizable to golf fans worldwide as "The Island Green" and what has become TPC Sawgrass' signature hole. The course rating is 73.3 and it has a slope rating of 138. This course might have a lower slope and rating, but don't let that fool you.

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	Total
Par	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	36
Length	388	520	162	380	454	381	439	215	582	3521
Hdcp	12	16	18	10	4	14	2	8	6
Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Par	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	36	72
Length	415	529	353	172	455	440	497	132	440	3433	6954
Hdcp	11	7	15	17	3	5	9	13	1

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Old Marsh Golf Club - Palm Beach Gardens, FL. - 7,021 Yds - Par 72 (Private)

Designed by Pete Dye, ASGCA, the Old Marsh golf course opened in 1987. Pete Dye’s championship Old Marsh course has been called his “Mount Everest of Golf” and is consistently ranked among the top private courses in America. "Golf Digest" rated this as the 9th "Best in State" course for 1995-96 and 1996-97.

There are only a few scattered palm trees throughout this flat course, but there are either water hazards or sand bunkers coming into play on every hole. Hole #5, a 350-yard, par 4, requiring a blind approach shot over a twenty-five foot high mound with a rock on top for direction to a small-sized green. The course rating is 74.4 and it has a slope rating of 148. This Florida golf course is tough.

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Loblolly - Hobe Sound, FL. - 6,954 Yds - Par 72 (Private)

Loblolly Golf Course was designed by P.B. Dye, ASGCA, and opened in 1988. This private golf course has deep sand bunkers that have been incorporated into the design to keep play tough as possible. "Golf Digest" rated this as the 14th "Best in State" course for 1995-96, and 16th in 1997-98.

Loblolly Golf Course spans 6,865 yards (par 72.) At Loblolly, you need a referral from an existing member before the club will even speak to you. Golf club membership fees are not available to the public. The signature hole is #16, a 193-yard, par 3, featuring an Ireland theme to its design. The toughest part of this Florida golf course is getting the opportunity to play it. The course rating is 73.3 and it has a slope rating of 144.

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	Total
Par	4	3	4	4	4	5	3	5	4	36
Length	400	173	457	411	414	576	194	501	414	3540
Hdcp	15	17	1	13	5	3	11	9	7
Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Par	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	36	72
Length	150	402	545	269	351	450	193	525	440	3325	6865
Hdcp	18	8	2	16	14	4	12	10	6